Wendell Harrison & Phil Ranelin

6 VINYLS + 17 MAGAZINES BOX SET

• • Limited serial numbered edition
• • Deluxe editions of all three versions of A Message From The Tribe housed in special edition gatefold jackets with OBI
• • (LP+7") + (LP+10") + (45RPM 2LP)
• • Includes the world’s first analog pressing of recently uncovered instrumental tracks
• • 180g heavyweight vinyl!
• • A poster featuring album and magazine artwork

An incredible package – one that features all three variations on this legendary album, along with bonus material on other pieces of vinyl – plus complete replicas of all 17 issues of the legendary Tribe Magazine – a key outlet for knowledge and culture in the Detroit scene of the 70s!

The package has all three variations of the record in their original artwork – and version 1 comes with a 7" single that includes short versions of "Where Am I" and "How Do We End All Of This Madness". Version 2 comes with a 10" album that features full instrumental versions of "What We Need", "How Do We End All Of This Madness", and "Angela's Dilemma". Version 3 is pressed on 2LPs, which each play at 45rpm!

The core album is genius work from the Detroit underground of the 70s – one of the greatest records ever on the now-famous Tribe Records label, and a masterpiece of soul, jazz, and righteous spirit! The session's headed by tenor player Wendell Harrison – and it's got an all-star Motor City lineup that includes Marcus Belgrave on trumpet, Phil Ranelin on trombone, Jeamel Lee on vocals, Charles Eubanks on electric piano, and Charles Moore on flugelhorn.

The tracks have a spacious spiritual approach that recalls some of the later Archie Shepp on Impulse – a blend of soul jazz with slight touches of electric instrumentation, some vocals, and a very progressive spirit overall – stepping proud in the new freedoms of the 70s, yet still swinging and very groovy. Titles include "Angela's Dilemma", "What We Need", "How Do We End All Of This Madness", "Merciful", and "Beneficent". But maybe even cooler are the issues of Tribe Magazine – rare treasures from the Detroit underground, reproduced here for the first time ever – and maybe even worth the price of the heavy box set.

17 ISSUES RECREATED:

• Originally handed out for free at live performances, TRIBE Magazine would evolve from a simple ad flier to a fully-fledged bimonthly magazine. With Wendell Harrison as both head editor, and publisher, Tribe magazine strove to cover the reality of African Americans in the 1970s. Features were as diverse as interviews with famous Detroit musicians, articles from historians, and news pieces that covered the often hefty topics that affected the daily lives of Detroit’s black citizens.
• “We can’t do anything about it, if we don’t know anything about it” would become their motto as they strove towards black self-dependence. Adorned with striking visual images, the historical significance of these magazines cannot be overstated. Perhaps considered the most influential magazine in the history of spiritual jazz, P-Vine reproduces17 issues of Tribe magazine in their original format.

Recorded Content:

• MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE 1st VERSION  [LP+7"]

• SIDE A
• 1. Mary Had An Abortion
• 2. Where Am I
• 3. Angry Young Man
• SIDE B
• 1. What We Need
• 2. Angela's Dilemma
• 3. How Do We End All Of This Madness

• SIDE C
• 1. Where Am I (7" Short version)

• SIDE D
• 2. How Do We End All Of This Madness (7" Short version)
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• MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE 2nd VERSION [LP+10"]

• SIDE A
• 1. What We Need
• 2. Angela's Dilemma (Instrumental)
• 3. Angela's Dilemma (Vocal)
• 4. How Do We End All Of This Madness (Instrumental)
• 5. How Do We End All Of This Madness (Vocal)

• SIDE B
• 1. Wife
• 2. Merciful
• 3. Beneficent

• SIDE C
• 1. What We Need (Full Instrumental Version)
• 2. Angela's Dilemma (Full Instrumental Version)

• SIDE D
• 1. How Do We End All Of This Madness (Full Instrumental Version)
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• MESSAGE FROM THE TRIBE 3rd VERSION [2LP / 45rpm]

• SIDE A
• 1. What We Need
• 2. Angela's Dilemma (Instrumental)
• 3. Angela's Dilemma (Vocal)SIDE B

• 1. How Do We End All Of This Madness (Instrumental)
• 2. How Do We End All Of This Madness (Vocal)

• SIDE C
• 1. Wife
• 2. Merciful

• SIDE D
• 1. Beneficent